Oro Province


Place in Papua New Guinea


















Oro Province


Northern Province


Flag of Oro Province
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Oro Province in Papua New Guinea
Oro Province in Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: 9°0′S 148°5′E / 9.000°S 148.083°E / -9.000; 148.083
CountryPapua New Guinea
CapitalPopondetta
Districts
Government

 • GovernorGarry Juffa 2012-
Area

 • Total22,735 km2 (8,778 sq mi)
Population
(2011 census)

 • Total186,309
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+10 (AEST)

Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province,[1] is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km2, and has 176,206 inhabitants (2011 census). The province shares land borders with Morobe Province to the northwest, Central Province to the west and south, and Milne Bay Province to the southeast. The province is located within the Papuan Peninsula.


Oro is the only province in which the Anglican Church is the major religious denomination. Oil palm is the principal primary industry. William Clarke College also funds people in that area.[2]


The northern end of the Kokoda Track terminates at the village of Kokoda in the province and the active volcano Mount Lamington. Once the Kokoda Track was taken and provided access from Port Moresby to the hinterland during the Second World War, the coast of the then Northern District was also the scene of heavy fighting; the Buna, Gona and Sanananda campaigns are particularly well remembered.


The Tufi dive and cultural resort is located on the north coast of the Cape Nelson Rural Local Level Government area and is well known for its diving and the spectacular rias, locally referred to as ' fjords'.




Contents





  • 1 Rivers


  • 2 Native species


  • 3 Districts and LLGs


  • 4 Provincial leaders

    • 4.1 Premiers (1977–1995)


    • 4.2 Governors (1995–present)



  • 5 Members of the National Parliament


  • 6 References




Rivers


  • Mamba

  • Kumusi

  • Ope

  • Gira

  • Eia

  • Girua

  • Musa


Native species



  • Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly, the largest butterfly in the world with a possible wingspan in excess of 25 cm (9.8 inches)


  • Dwarf cassowary (Casuarius bennetti, the smallest of the three species of cassowaries


  • Papuan hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus), otherwise known as Blyth's hornbill


  • King bird-of-paradise, (Cicinnurus regius)


  • Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)


  • Lawes's parotia, (Parotia lawesii)


Districts and LLGs




District map of Oro Province


Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.[3]











DistrictDistrict CapitalLLG Name

Ijivitari District

Popondetta

Afore Rural

Cape Nelson Rural

Oro Bay Rural

Popendetta Urban

Sohe District

Kokoda

Higaturu Rural

Kira Rural

Kokoda Rural

Tamata Rural


Provincial leaders


The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1977 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea.[4][5]



Premiers (1977–1995)



























Premier

Term
Edric Eupu1977
Mark Taua1977–1983
Conway Ihova1983–1985
Dennis Kageni1985–1987
Bensen Ariembo1987–1988
Newman Mongagi1988–1989
Lionel Handu1989
Kingsley Gegeyo1990
Parminus Cuthbert1991
Benstead Atoto1991–1992
Douglas Garawa1992–1995


Governors (1995–present)













Premier

Term
Sylvanius Siembo1995–2002
Bani Hoivo2002–2007
Suckling Tamanabae2007–2012
Gary Juffa2012–present


Members of the National Parliament


The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament. There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate.











Premier

Term
Northern Provincial
Gary Juffa
Ijivitari Open
Richard Masere
Sohe Open
Henry Amuli


References




  1. ^ The provincial government purported officially to change the name of the province but did not formally invoke procedures mandated in the Constitution for what would have amounted to a constitutional change, the names of the provinces being laid down there. The name "Oro" has nevertheless come into widespread use just as, indeed, the similarly informal and at one time widely used "North Solomons Province" for Bougainville Province has somewhat fallen into desuetude.


  2. ^ William Clarke College, Kellyville, NSW, Australia


  3. ^ National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea


  4. ^ May, R. J. "8. Decentralisation: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back". State and society in Papua New Guinea: the first twenty-five years. Australian National University. Retrieved 31 March 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  5. ^ "Provinces". rulers.org. Retrieved 31 March 2017.










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